Minister Chazama’s driver, bodyguard die in road accident

A driver and bodyguard to Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Cecilia Chazama died in a road fatality in Blantyre on Monday.

The Land Rover at the accident site on Monday
The Land Rover at the accident site

The two died when the Land Rover registration BK8251 which they were travelling with from Blantyre swerved at Kaphikamtama village along the M1 road going towards Zalewa Roadblock in Neno.

According to Southern Region Police spokesman Ramsey Mushane, the vehicle overturned almost three times before stopping near a tree around 7PM on Sunday.

“Police are investigating to establish the circumstances that led to the accident,” Mushane said.

He said the vehicle has been “extensively damaged.”

Police identified the Minister’s drives as Benson Chipendo, 36 from Sanjika Village, Taditional Authority Mlumbe in Zomba.

The deceased bodyguard is McMillan Mkandawire, 34 from Kalimandora Village, Traditional Authority Mabilabo in Mzimba.

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Prayer!!!
Prayer!!!
7 years ago

Akudziwa ndi Mulungu. Muzonse timuyake wammwambayo. Amen.

Nankhoma
Nankhoma
7 years ago

Too bad,May their Soul Rest In Peace

JJ
JJ
7 years ago

Galimoto iyi imayenda kodi, its an old it used to belong to one of the car hiring companys in 2004

Thende Lobooka
7 years ago

Iwe Mzelu Mkupangwa you are 100% right, anthu ngati DAUSI KUDA wa ndi mbuli za anthu,source all controversies in our a society,they used to rely upon hand outs,now there time is over,they seem to be mentally disturbed, and politicizing each and every issue, wamchepetsanso, ine ndikuti pa mtumbo pa malemu anganga ache, wokudya maliro,galu wa munthu ngati ameneyu ngozi inayo afe ndi iyeyo akunguchulukitsa population ya malawi,chidzete! xiiii, RIP TO THE DICEASED.

Allie mbendera
7 years ago

Iyi ndingozi and kudalembedwa kale kut idzachitika kwa iwo ndipo adzamwalira and kwaife mkungowapephelera kut mzimu yao iwuse mumtendere

Abwana
7 years ago

Soryy McMillan RIP

Ayonzo mtsitsa
7 years ago

Rest in peace,Mac Millan Mkandawire!We will miss you!

mjiba
mjiba
7 years ago

So sad the country loosing young men. RIP. Ma drivers please reduce SPEED, arrive alive.

Nzeru Nkupangwa
7 years ago

Anthu ena ndi oganiza mopusa ngati uyu akuti dausikuda, chitsiru chenicheni. pali ponse ndale basi. uwonenso mainawo ngati ndi ochokera mudzi umodzi. Demeti mwana wa hule

kaudzu
kaudzu
7 years ago

DAUSIKUDA,,,,,, mmmh why blaming the driver, the cause is not known so no one is to be blamed thr. RIP,,,,,

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